books and territory / HOUSE of SAVOY
Real and fictional stories narrate the rise of a dynasty that made Italy, also because of smart political marriages: starting with Berold and Humbert Whitehand, from Charles Albert to Victor Emmanuel II, the Savoy court was a modern one, focused on following different customs during the ages.
It is a cross section of their mode and costumes obtained through the discovery of the feminine figures of the House: Catherine of Shiren, Berold’s wife, Blanche-Marie Sforza, Anne Marie of Orléans, Mary Ann Clotilde of France, the duchess Christine called the “Royal Madame”, Helena of Montenegro.